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Committee reviews resignation and vacancy rules, including county appointment after 120 days
Summary
Committee reviewed policy for trustee resignation, vacancy declaration and appointment process, noting the board has steps and statutory time windows (90 days, 120 days) before county commissioners may appoint.
The policy committee reviewed language governing trustee resignations and vacancies, including the board's duty to declare a vacancy and timelines for filling it.
Speaker 1 summarized that resignations must be submitted in writing to the clerk and that the remaining trustees "shall fill the vacancy by appointment" after suitable public notice and review of applicants. If the board cannot appoint a replacement from the vacated zone after 90 days, it may appoint a person at-large from within district boundaries; "Otherwise, after 120 days ... the county commissioners of the home county ... shall appoint a qualified person to fill such vacancies," the committee read from statute.
Members noted practical effects: a person appointed at large who does not live in the vacated zone may serve the remainder of the unexpired term but would not necessarily be eligible to run in that zone at the next election. The committee agreed the policy language should mirror statutory provisions and clarified the board's 120-day window before county involvement.
No motion or vote was taken; staff will update the policy text to better parallel statutory language and return it to committee.
